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What's a good drill for creating space in the attacking?

What's a good drill for creating space in the attacking 'D'?

Gary StaceyCoach, England

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Bram van Asselt, England

By telling players to move out of the D and other players moving in . Rotation between left wing and inside left for example. Or any player standing still in the position on the left post moves out and makes space for any other player to move into the same space. These spaces could be set anywhere in the D by the coach.

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